The condition for that not to happen is for Iran to meet its 20-hour Eastern Time deadline to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. "Every Republican who refuses to join us in voting against this reckless war of choice bears every consequence of whatever this may be," added Schumer. Other Democrats also sharply condemned Trump's latest statements, just hours after he promised to carry out his threat of targeting civilian infrastructure and power plants in Iran. Democratic Senator Chris Murphy said that Trump's plan is to kill thousands of innocent Iranians and hope for some civil war that would, somehow, lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. He also highlighted the global energy crisis that has escalated since the war began and oil prices have risen.